On Tuesday, June 19, President Donald Trump spoke before an organization that often purports to represent small business, attempting to gin up support of the small business community for his policy of separating immigrant families. As someone who has worked with small businesses across the United States for more than two decades, I know this …
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Your Students Can Look Up To
We’ve been hearing a lot about immigrants in the news lately—first with the election, then with the proposed wall, and now with the travel bans. Many of your students are immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants. After they graduate, they will start businesses—and likely at a high rate. That’s because—aside from you being a …
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Your Students Can Look Up ToRead More
Travel Ban Threatens Main Street Small Biz
Walk down University Avenue in Palo Alto, the “Main Street” of Silicon Valley, and you’ll easily hear seven or ten different languages spoken. Those speakers come from all over the world to launch companies, create jobs, invest in America. America has always attracted the best and the brightest, the most eager, from around the world. …
Trump No Help for Small Business
Where does Donald Trump stand on issues of importance to small businesses? The short answer is “Who knows?” Trump changes his positions quicker than Taylor Swift changes boyfriends. On August 8, Trump unveiled his economic plan in a speech in Detroit. From that speech, and other positions he’s made throughout the campaign, we can try …
Time to Celebrate Immigrants
It’s the Fourth of July, and as you head to a holiday beach or barbecue, look around your town. Take a moment to notice and appreciate all the many small businesses—and large ones too—started by immigrants. As we celebrate America, we also celebrate what America has meant—and continues to mean—for immigrants from throughout the world. …
